BLM group is losing supporters over this. IMO a bad PR move.
Black Lives Matter Org Praises Hamas, Sparks Backlash
In a statement posted on social media, the BLM Grassroots chapter responded to the ongoing fighting between
Hamas militants and
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) saying, "As the world is faced with deep questions about self-determination, as well all desire and pray for a world of peace, we must stand unwaveringly on the side of the oppressed. When a people have been subject to decades of apartheid and unimaginable violence, their resistance must not be condemned, but understood as a desperate act of self-defense."
"Black Lives Matter Grassroots stands in solidarity with our Palestinian family who are currently resisting 57 years of settler colonialism and apartheid. As Black people continue the fight to end militarism and mass incarcerations in our own communities, let us understand the resistance in Palestine as an attempt to tear down the gates of the world's biggest open air prison," the statement said. "As a radical Black organization grounded in abolitionist ideals, we see clear parallels between Black and Palestinian people."
"As a radical Black organization grounded in abolitionist ideals, we see clear parallels between Black and Palestinian people," the BLM Grassroots chapter said.
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